Virtual machines provide flexible, powerful execution environments for Grid computing, offering isolation and security mechanisms complementary to operating systems, customization...
Ivan Krsul, Arijit Ganguly, Jian Zhang, José...
In this paper we address the issue of automating systems management. Currently, any changes made in the configuration settings of the IT infrastructure in an enterprise are perfor...
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is common wisdom with respect to financial portfolio theory. The configuration of customer portfolios with regard to appropriate risk...
This paper proposes an integration test-bed system for supply chain management, which forms the foundation for the construction of a valued manufacturing chain. The core system of...
The management of tasks is an essential requirement in most real-time and embedded systems, but invariably leads to unwanted CPU overheads. This paper is concerned with task manage...